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June J. M. HOTHERSALL 2,

CONTAINER Filed March 23, 1940 l/ v I I/ I lNzN'ron Patented June 15,1943 CONTAINER John M. Hothersall, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to AmericanCan Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey ApplicationMarch 23, 1940, Serial No. 325,626

8 Claims.

The present invention relates to a double bucket unit which consists oftwo connected individual pail sections or members and has particularreference to a sliding handle located in between such pail sections sothat in one position the handle is out of the way while in anotherposition the entire assembly can be carried as a unit.

In a broad sense the invention relates to a double or twin pail unit,such for example, as disclosed in the F. G. Curtis United States Patent2,117,405, issued May 17, 1938, and has principally to do with animproved sliding handle which when not in use is adapted to be droppeddown between the pail sections and out of the way.

An object of the present invention is the provision of an improvedconstruction of twin pails or double bucket pail units having twoindividual sections fastened together and having a common carryinghandle which is slidable from concealed position within the unit intocarrying position Where it will sustain the weight of the unit andcontents of the pail sections.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentas it is better understood from the following description, which, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a plan view or" a twin pail or double bucket unit embodyingthe present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the unit showing the handle in carryingposition;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the pail sections withparts broken away and showing the handle in carrying position; and

Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view of the handle and showing theconnection between the individual pail members as viewed substantiallyalong the section line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

The pail sections which are adapted to be used in the double bucket unitof the present invention comprise a pair of pails i i of similarconstruction and of the same shape and size. Each pail is formed with abody I2 and a bottom i 3 which may be double seamed or otherwise securedto the lower end of the body.

The pail body i2 is preferably provided with a circumferential bead I5which is shown in the drawing as an interior bead and this beadpreferably merges into an upper exterior bead l 6 at the top. The wallpart above the bead I3 is or may be slightly tapered as at i! and may bemore fully tapered at l3, 1. e., in the region between the bead l5 andthe bottom I3.

The upper edge of the body wall I 2 is curled over at 2! (Fig. 3) such acurl being illustrated as of the outer or exterior curled shape. Eachcurl 2| preferably extends over and tightly engages a wire ring 22 whichprovides a stiffening construction for the open mouth of the pail.

In assembling the unit the pail sections H are brought intojuxtaposition as best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 and the body wallsection I 2 of each pail in its connecting region is straight as at 24and the parts are held in close contact by rivets 25 (see also Fig. 4).The beads IE on the two pail sections H where the pails are closesttogether, i. e., adjacent the connecting wall 24, are slightly flattenedas at 26 (Fig. :3). This provides a pocket 21 below the engaged pailsection walls, the top walls of which merge into the contiguous Walls24.

A carrying handle 3| is provided for the pail unit. Such a handle may beformed of suitable bar stock slightly rounded on the inside to provide asmooth surface. Handle 3| is preferably of trapezium shape or generallyring-like configuration, having an upper wall 32, a lower wall 33 andinclined side walls 34, as best illustrated in Fig. 4.

This handle completely encircles the engaged wall part 24, the inclinedside sections 34 of the handle passing down alongside of the upper pailsections I! and the top section 32 extending over the upper curled edges2| of the two pail sections. Such a handle being continuous must beplaced between the two pail sections before the walls 24 are rivetedtogether, After such riveting handle 3! cannot be displaced from aroundthe contiguous walls 24. It is adapted to be raised into carryingposition (Figs. 2, 3 and 4) or it may be dropped down into the dottedline position shown in Fig. 3 which is a non-carrying position.

When the handle is in its raised carrying position, its lower wall 33 isdisposed within the pocket 21 and engages the two wall sections of thepail members at such locality, thus supporting the weight of thesemembers together with the contents of the pails. The inclined form ofthe side Walls 34 of the handle is such as to better engage the walls ofthe pail members in their tapered regions. In such raised position, theupper wall 32 of the handle member is sufficiently spaced from the topcurled edges 2| of the pail to provide for clearance of the fingers andfor easy engagement of the hand for carryme purposes.

When dropped down into the lower non-carrying position, the handle isout of the way, its upper wall 32 then resting on the curled edges ofthe pail members and its lower Wall 33 being disposed below the beadedsections 26 between the tapered wall parts H! of the pails. In suchposition it is out of the way. The described structure provides animproved carrying member for the double bucket unit, the location of thehandle when in carrying position being at the center of the two pails.This provides for the best balancing position for the weight of theunit.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the formhereinbefore described be ing merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A double bucket unit comprising individual tubular pail membersarranged in juxtaposition and having a part of their contiguous Wallsriv-- eted together, the body wall of each pail member being curled atits top edge, and a ring-like handle member loosely disposed between andsurrounding the riveted contiguous walls of said pail members, saidhandle member being confined against displacement between said pailmembers by said riveted contiguous walls, said handle member beingfreely and bodily vertically movable from a non-carrying position whereit is supported on said curled top edges of the pail members into araised carrying position for supporting the two pail members as a singleunit with sufiicient clearance space for the fingers above the curlededge, the lower portion of said handle member when in carrying positionengaging said contiguous riveted wall portions of each pail member.

2. A double bucket unit comprising individual tubular pail membersarranged in juxtaposition with their adjacent wall portions securedtogether and 'having tapered Wall portions spaced apart beneath theirsecured wall sections, a wire ring extending around the open mouth ofeach of said pail members, the upper end of the body wall of a said pailmember being curled over its said wire ring to strengthen the open topof the pail and provide a smooth mouth, and a movable endless ring-likehandle member of trapezium shape loosely disposed beneath and extendingaround said secured wall sections and over the adjacent top' wallportions, the top portion of said handle member constituting a hand gripresting on said reenforced curled edges of said pail members when thehandle is in non-carrying position, the bottom side of said handlepassing between the spaced tapered walls of said pail members, saidhandle being freely and bodily movable into raised position for carryingthe two pail members as a single unit with sufficient clearance spacefor the fingers between the top side of the handle and said pail curlededges, whereby to distribute the weight of both pail members and theircontents substantially equally on said hand grip, said handle memberwhen in raised carrying position engaging beneath said adjacent securedwall portions of each pail mem- 3. A double bucket unit comprisingindividual tubular pail members arranged in juxtaposition and havingtheir contiguous walls secured together, and a handle member ofsubstantially endless configuration loosely disposed between said pailmembers surrounding the secured wall portions thereof, said handlemember having free bodily vertical movement from a non-carrying positionresting on the tops of said pail members into a carrying positionextending above the two pail members with sufficient clearance space forthe fingers, the inner portion of said endless handle member when incarrying position engaging beneath and supporting said contiguoussecured wall portions of said pail members.

JOHN M. HOTHERSALL.

